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How to test Covid at home. How to perform rapid antigen test?Firstly, it is essential to understand that there are two types of COVID-19 tests - RT-PCR and Rapid Antigen Test (RAT). RT-PCR tests are c...20 Apr, 2023, 10.24 AM IST- Stocking up on home-testing kits? Doctors believe the pricier RT-PCR test is a better optionThere has been a surge in demand for self-testing kits as Covid-19 cases rise across the nation.15 Jan, 2022, 10.12 AM IST
- Positive result in home rapid tests to be considered as finalThe RAT test result should be uploaded on the ICMR's portal as per its latest guidelines issued on Monday. Symptomatic individuals who test...11 Jan, 2022, 07.01 AM IST
- ICMR says self rapid antigen test will be considered confirmatoryThe RAT test result should be uploaded on ICMR's portal. The self RAT test kits are now available over-the-counter and through online pharm...10 Jan, 2022, 08.39 PM IST
- Rapid RT-PCR test must at Mumbai airport only for passengers coming from at-risk, high-risk countries and UAE: civic bodyA day earlier confusion was created due to misinterpretation of revised guidelines by a civic official who had said that the Brihanmumbai M...05 Jan, 2022, 05.48 PM IST
- Rapid RT-PCR test mandatory for all international passengers landing in MumbaiThe BMC official said passengers testing positive for coronavirus in the rapid test will then have to undergo routine RT-PCR test, while th...05 Jan, 2022, 10.02 AM IST
- When to take a rapid antigen or RT-PCR test for COVID?Two tests -- RT-PCR and rapid antigen tests -- are used to detect SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID.17 Dec, 2021, 08.21 PM IST
- Mumbai airport cuts Rapid PCR test price to Rs 3,900Stating that since 2 per cent of the total flight passengers are required to undergo RT-PCR test post-arrival testing at random at CSMIA on...04 Dec, 2021, 05.46 PM IST
- Andaman administration exempts fully vaccinated tourists from carrying negative RT-PCR reportAll asymptomatic passengers who have been vaccinated with both doses of COVID-19 vaccine and more than 15-days have passed since the admini...24 Sep, 2021, 11.51 AM IST
- Delhi govt caps Covid RT-PCR test rate in pvt labs, hospitals at Rs 500; antigen test to cost Rs 300The health department has directed all private hospitals and laboratories to display the revised rates at a prominent place within 24 hours...04 Aug, 2021, 09.25 PM IST
- RT-PCR false-negatives continue to haunt Bengaluru hospitalsDoctors says false-negative reports can be misleading as patients tend to ignore symptoms given the heavy reliance on RT-PCR testing alone ...15 Jul, 2021, 03.50 PM IST
- ICMR says RT-PCR tests can be done away with for inter-state travellers in good health to reduce the rush at testing labs05 May, 2021, 09.13 AM IST
- UP to scale up RT-PCR tests as new Covid cases threaten to overwhelm stateThe CM has directed that the state increase the number of RT-PCR tests to 150,000, UP’s additional chief secretary of information, Navneet ...12 Apr, 2021, 09.48 PM IST
- Now, shortage of RT-PCR kits adds to Maharashtra’s Covid-19 woesThe lack of RT-PCR tests is mainly being blamed on the state government’s notification earlier this month making it mandatory for all home ...10 Apr, 2021, 06.49 AM IST
- RT-PCR negative, but you may still be infected by coronavirusDoctors across the state are coming across an increasing number of cases where patients test negative in RT-PCR but their high-resolution C...08 Apr, 2021, 03.55 PM IST
- Covid testing strategy revised for Bengaluru; more focus on RT-PCR testCovid test data shows that Bengaluru has struggled to meet the antigen-testing target. In the last seven days, the BBMP could only achieve ...11 Sep, 2020, 10.29 AM IST
- Karnataka sees a drop in RT-PCR tests as government pushes for cheaper antigen kitsThe more expensive RT-PCR test is considered the gold standard in detecting Covid-19 infections. Of the 42,458 tests done on August 3, 29,4...06 Aug, 2020, 10.34 AM IST
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